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"Terrible news. Rest well, sir. Will see you soon enough. So much knowledge and love…"

John Sawyer replied Sep 18, 2021 to Dave passed away on Friday AM, 9/17/21. Thanks for all the well-wishers before and after his passing.

 64 Dec 9, 2021
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"YES!  Though I tend to avoid single coils due to noise and a lack of a shieldable pi…"

John Sawyer replied Jan 12, 2021 to which pickup?

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John Sawyer replied Jan 12, 2021 to which pickup?

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"I don't know why this site and Chrome aren't friends... anyway: 18650 cells are awes…"

John Sawyer replied Jan 11, 2021 to Rechargeable Batteries

 26 Jan 16, 2021
Reply by Southern Ray

"Are you sure you don't have the input or output wired backwards?  Did you use shield…"

John Sawyer replied Jan 9, 2021 to Gitty Psycho Knob Static

 11 Feb 13, 2021
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John Sawyer replied Jan 9, 2021 to Rechargeable Batteries

 26 Jan 16, 2021
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John Sawyer replied Dec 22, 2020 to eliminate pickup tinging

 16 Jan 10, 2021
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John Sawyer replied Apr 17, 2020 to 1W Amp Kits?

 7 Apr 18, 2020
Reply by BrianQ.

"Good luck!  Ping me when you are working on it, interested in how it works out!!"

John Sawyer replied Mar 28, 2020 to Help with amp, Please?

 33 Apr 3, 2020
Reply by Southern Ray

"Love my 2x4 Lapsteels! "

John Sawyer replied Mar 28, 2020 to Ben Gitty's Simple-Build 2x4 Instruments

 10 Jul 31, 2021
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